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Bush fires burning in Australia

Firefighters work on putting in containment lines to help control a wildfire near the township of Bell, Australia, Oct. 21, 2013.

Firefighters battling some of the most destructive wildfires to ever strike Australia's most populous state were focusing on a major blaze Sunday near the town of Lithgow that stretched along a 190-mile front. Authorities warned that high temperatures and winds were likely to maintain heightened fire danger for days in New South Wales state.